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diff --git a/doc/html/RM_H5.html b/doc/html/RM_H5.html index a16e52d..e90e2d2 100644 --- a/doc/html/RM_H5.html +++ b/doc/html/RM_H5.html @@ -284,9 +284,12 @@ END SUBROUTINE h5check_version_f <dd><code>H5close</code> flushes all data to disk, closes all file identifiers, and cleans up all memory used by the library. This function is generally called when the - application calls <code>exit</code>, but may be called earlier + application calls <code>exit()</code>, but may be called earlier in event of an emergency shutdown or out of desire to free all resources used by the HDF5 library. + <p> + <code>h5close_f</code> and <code>h5open_f</code> are + required calls in Fortran90 applications. <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong> <dl> <dt>None. @@ -467,10 +470,23 @@ END SUBROUTINE h5get_libversion_f <dt><strong>Purpose:</strong> <dd>Initializes the HDF5 library. <dt><strong>Description:</strong> - <dd><code>H5open</code> initialize the library. This function is - normally called automatically, but if you find that an - HDF5 library function is failing inexplicably, try calling - this function first. + <dd><code>H5open</code> initialize the library. + <p> + When the HDF5 Library is employed in a C application, + this function is normally called automatically, but if you + find that an HDF5 library function is failing inexplicably, + try calling this function first. + If you wish to elimnate this possibility, it is safe to + routinely call <code>H5open</code> before an application + starts working with the library as there are no damaging + side-effects in calling it more than once. + <p> + When the HDF5 Library is employed in a Fortran90 application, + <code>h5open_f</code> initializes global variables + (e.g. predefined types) and performs other tasks required to + initialize the library. + <code>h5open_f</code> and <code>h5close_f</code> are therefore + required calls in Fortran90 applications. <dt><strong>Parameters:</strong> <dl> <dt>None. @@ -615,7 +631,7 @@ And in this document, the Describes HDF5 Release 1.6.0, July 2003 </address><!-- #EndLibraryItem --><SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT"> <!-- -document.writeln("Last modified: 10 October 2003"); +document.writeln("Last modified: 20 October 2003"); --> </SCRIPT> |